2014 Fukuoka Ruby Award Winners

The competition received a total of 54 entries 9 countries. As the result of Preliminary Evaluation and Final Selection, one Grand Prize, three Outstanding Performance Awards, three Special Company Awards, six Special Awards, and six Fukuoka Innovator Awards were given.

The Enzi Pro Mini Marine Data System includes a marine data collection device (buoy) built on Enzi Pro Mini, a small mruby development board, and a Web-based data mining application. Intended for small- and medium-sized organizations operating fisheries or other marine businesses, the Enzi Pro Mini Marine Data System has enabled companies to improve hauls and reduce costs. The system was developed in cooperation with the laboratory of Professor Susumu Yamazaki, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Kitakyushu University.

The 600-page Ruby on Rails Tutorial, which is used as a key Ruby on Rails study guide for many companies, educational institutions, and study groups, was translated into Japanese in just one month. This project explains the back-end process for making this possible. The secret is now available to all!

Both mod_mruby and ngx_mruby use the embedded scripting language mruby to support expanded functionality for Web servers at high speeds and with minimal use of memory. mod_mruby and ngx_mruby were implemented for Apache and nginx using the same architecture.

The music crowdsourcing platform Audiostock is a marketplace selling approximately 10,000 sound effects and background music files created by musicians all over the country. The need for such audio content for videos and games has grown with the spread of smartphones.

Joruri Maps was developed as an integrated Web-based geographical information system. The system offers smartphone-compatible map services through a comprehensive map portal that layers various kinds of map data, including data from hazard maps and other maps managed by municipalities and of critical interest to local residents.

This mruby expansion program coordinates mruby with a host machine and serial connected embedded systems to achieve a remote interactive environment on an embedded system with strict memory constraints. As it does not depend upon a certain embedded system, a broad array of applications are possible.

Special Awards: Paperboy Award

Code on Rmake Game-sharing Platform
Rmake Co.,Ltd. (Tokyo)

The Code on Rmake platform brings together an mruby-based gaming engine and a distribution server. The gaming engine enables the development of advanced games for smartphones and PCs using simple descriptions. The distribution server enables the sharing of source code and other material. Users can easily learn about, make and play games on the platform.

Cisco Systems’ Smart Software Licensing Platform is a solution for simplifying and standardizing the process for Cisco’s software product licensing. Using this solution will make it easier for Cisco’s clients to use Cisco’s software products and for Cisco to increase revenue and shorten development cycles.

This Web service provides a PDF generation Web API using Rails/ThinReports. After using the designer to create and register a template, users can obtain PDFs simply by submitting XML/JSON or other data using the Web API.

μOSv Cloud OS for mruby
Takuya Asada (Tokyo)

This OS is designed specifically for mruby scripts running on KVM and Xen on local machines as well as some VPS and IaaS services. It uses very few resources and has a fast start-up time.

This Web system helps small- and medium-sized vendors manage client projects. The system manages the business aspects of projects by tracking expenses and hours spent and also makes it possible to view the overall flow and progress of a project from anywhere.

Become an IT Ace!
Become an IT Ace! Project Executive Committee of the Yokote Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Akita)

This project provides a learning opportunity for individuals at all levels, from first-time programmers and people learning design to advanced practitioners and those interested in using the cloud in their work. The project uses Ruby on Rails and instructors in the cloud to provide practical training.

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